The University of Akron North Central State General Education Equivalency Guide The General Education program of The University of Akron is the core of courses that provides the skills and knowledge considered essential for all bachelor’s degree graduates of the University. This guide was prepared to assist students who have not completed the Ohio Transfer Module. Individual college departments or programs at UA reserve the right to review these and other courses completed at North Central State in meeting specific course requirements under their jurisdiction. For questions, contact the Transfer Student Services Center at (330) 972-­‐7009. August 2013 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS English Composition 6 credits / 2 courses Oral Communications 3 credits required / 1 course NORTH CENTRAL STATE GENERAL EDUCATION GUIDE English Composition -­‐ 2 courses required ENGL 1010 English Composition I (3) -­‐AND-­‐ ENGL 1030 English Composition II (3) or ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3) Oral Communication-­‐1 course required COMM 1010 Speech (3) Physical Education/Wellness 1 credit required / 1 course Mathematics 3 credits required / 1 course Physical Education-­‐1 course required BIOL 1101 Nutrition (2), BIOL 1070 Lifetime Wellness (4), Mathematics – 3 credits required MATH 1110 College Algebra (5), MATH 1150 Calculus I (5), MATH 1151 Calculus II (5), MATH 2030 Differential Equations (4), STAT 1010 Probability & Statistics (3) Natural Science Natural Science -­‐ 8 credits required Students must complete courses from two different sets (one course must have a lab.) 8 credits minimum At least 2 courses from 2 different departments. BIOLOGY: BIOL 1050 Principles of Biology w/ lab (3), BIOL 1230 Biology I w/lab (4), BIOL 1231 Biology II w/lab (4), BIOL 1550 Microbiology w/lab (3), BIOL 1710 Intro to Anatomy & Phys w/ lab (3), BIOL 2751 Human Anatomy & One course must have a lab. Phys I w/ lab (4), BIOL 2752 Human Anatomy & Phys II w/ lab (4) CHEMISTRY: CHEM 1030 Chemistry w/ lab (3) PHYSICS: PHYS 1010 Introduction to Physics w/ lab (3), PHYS 1110 General Physics I w/ lab (4), PHYS 1130 General Physics II w/ lab (4) Area Studies & Cultural Diversity 4 credits minimum / 2 courses Humanities 10 credits minimum (Humanities in the Western Tradition I (4) or Humanities in the World Since 1300 (4) is required plus 2 courses from 2 different sets) Social Science 6 credits minimum / 2 courses Area Studies & Cultural Diversity-­‐2 courses required SOCY 2010 Cultural Diversity & Racism (3), PSYC 1070 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3), COMM 2070 Inter-­‐
cultural Communication (3) Humanities-­‐3 courses are required No courses offered for the Western Traditions requirement. Two courses from two different sets: SET 1 -­‐ FINE ARTS: HUMA 1010 Introduction to Humanities (3), ARTS 1030 Art Appreciation (3), ENGL 2130 Intro to Film (3) SET 2 -­‐ PHILOSOPHY: PHIL 1010 Western Philosophy (3),PHIL 1030 Philosophy of Religion (3), PHIL 1050 American Philosophy (3), PHIL 1110 Ethics (3) SET 3 -­‐ LITERATURE: ENGL 2010 Intro to Literature (3), ENGL 2050 American Lit I (3), ENGL 2070 American Lit II (3), ENGL 2090 Intro to Fiction (3) Social Science-­‐2 courses required, from 2 different sets SET 1 -­‐ ECONOMICS: ECON 1010 Intro to Economics (3), ECON 1510 Microeconomics (3), ECON 2510 Macroeconomics (3) SET 2 – GEOGRAPHY: No courses offered for the Geography Set. SET 3 -­‐ GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: POLT 1010 American Politics & Issues (3) SET 4 -­‐ PSYCHOLOGY: PSYC 1010 Intro to Psychology (3) SET 5 -­‐ SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY: SOCY 1010 Intro to Sociology (3) SET 6 -­‐ U.S. HISTORY: HIST 1010 American Cult & Hist to 1877 (3), HIST 1030 American Cult & Hist from 1877 (3) The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. Revised (08/13)